ok well my last post didn't get much help. I will admit i didn't give much information. so let me recap. I did everything in the beginner section, meaning i only added the hotfixes into the cd, nothing more. I already have a SP2 CD from dell. It reformats the hdd, copys all the files over to start the install, reboots, shows the windows startup loading screen and then it stops. I get the basic screen you get when windows needs to chkdsk on your disk every once in a while but it says "windows will have to restart......." and then it's a endlees loop of restarting getting nowhere. here's my layout of my disc. C:\Documents and Settings\Eric>dir d: Volume in drive D is WXPVOL_EN Volume Serial Number is E6BD-9A3B Directory of D:\ 02/05/2008 02:03 AM <DIR> $OEM$ 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 110 AUTORUN.INF 02/05/2008 01:32 AM <DIR> DOCS 02/05/2008 01:33 AM <DIR> DOTNETFX 02/05/2008 02:14 AM <DIR> I386 02/05/2008 01:46 AM 13,438 Last Session.ini 02/05/2008 01:46 AM 1,016 Last Session_u.ini 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 34,301 README.HTM 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 1,314,816 SETUP.EXE 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 85,792 SETUPXP.HTM 02/05/2008 01:37 AM <DIR> SUPPORT 02/05/2008 01:37 AM <DIR> VALUEADD 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 10 WIN51 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 10 WIN51IC 08/04/2004 09:00 PM 10 WIN51IC.SP2 9 File(s) 1,449,503 bytes 6 Dir(s) 0 bytes free My coding This is my winnt.sif file [Data] AutoPartition=1 MsDosInitiated="0" UnattendedInstall="Yes" AutomaticUpdates=yes [Unattended] Repartition=Yes FileSystem=ntfs UnattendMode=FullUnattended OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore AutoActivate=Yes UnattendSwitch=yes ProgramFilesDir=C:\Apps [GuiUnattended] AdminPassword="************" EncryptedAdminPassword=NO OEMSkipRegional=1 TimeZone=35 OemSkipWelcome=1 [Display] AutoConfirm=1 [UserData] ProductKey=********************* FullName="*********" OrgName="" ComputerName=****** [TapiLocation] CountryCode=1 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=******** [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [Components] msmsgs=off msnexplr=off zonegames=off spider=off [WindowsFirewall] Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall [WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall] Mode=0 [Branding] BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes [Proxy] Proxy_Enable=0 Use_Same_Proxy=0 This is the file that nLite created [Main] Env = 1.4.1 - 2.0.50727.42.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Target = Windows XP Home Edition SP2 - 5.1.2600.2180 - English (United States) [Tasks] Hotfixes and Update Packs [Components] ;# Compatibility # [KeepFiles] msconfig.exe [RemoveFiles] clock.avi yahoo.bmp swtchbrd.bmp [Options] ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings" TargetPath = "WINDOWS" temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp [Patches] [Services2] [Tweaks] [Unattended] ComputerType = Default MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12 RestorePointLife = 30 DesktopTheme = Default|| AutoUDay = 5 AutoUHour = 15 ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files" [NetAdapter1] connname = "" macaddress = "" ipaddress = "192.168.0.1" subnetmask = "255.255.255.0" defaultgateway = "" dnsserver1 = "" dnsserver2 = "" winsserver = "" netbiossetting = "0" ipxnetworknumber = "00000000" ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF" [GuiRunOnce] [Drivers] [Hotfixes] C:\yup\Windows Media Player\WindowsMedia-KB911564-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Windows Media Player\WindowsMedia11-KB929399-v2-x86-INTL.exe C:\yup\Windows Media Player\WindowsMedia6-KB925398-v2-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Windows Media Player\WindowsMedia11-KB936782-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Windows Media Player\WindowsMedia11-KB939683-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB923689-v2-x86-ENU.EXE C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB941569-x86-ENU.EXE C:\yup\.NET Framework 2.0\NDP20-KB928365-X86.exe C:\yup\.NET Framework 2.0\NDP20-KB917283-X86.exe C:\yup\.NET Framework 2.0\NDP20-KB922770-X86.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB887472-x86-enu.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Other\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Other\WindowsXP-KB896344-v2-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB896428-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Other\WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB896358-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB901214-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB896423-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB899587-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB899591-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB893756-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB905414-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB905749-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB901017-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB900725-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB901190-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB908519-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Other\Windows-KB909520-v1.000-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB910437-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB911927-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB912817-v2-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB900485-v2-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB916595-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB913580-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB911562-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB904942-v2-x86-ENU.exe C:\yup\Critical Updates\WindowsXP-KB908531-v2-x86-ENU.exe 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